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New York City, United States (1993 – present)
宇多田ヒカル (Utada Hikaru), born January 19, 1983 in New York City, United States, also known by her fan-nickname “ヒッキー” (Hikki), is a third culture singer, composer, arranger, and record producer in Japan and the United States.
Utada Hikaru was born to Japanese parents who both had roots in the Japanese music industry; her father, Teruzane Utada, was a producer, while her mother, Junko Utada, was an enka singer (she performed under the stage name 藤圭子(Keiko Fuji)). Utada Hikaru has been recording since 1993. She made her first professional recording at the age of twelve, and recorded her first album, Precious, in 1996 under the pseudonym Cubic U. This album led to her career overseas. In a recent MTV interview (MTV’s You Hear It First, October 2004), Utada said: “Someone in Japan heard it, at a Japanese record company, and he said, ‘Oh, can’t you write in Japanese? You speak Japanese.’ And I didn’t want to say no, so I had to try it.”
Utada Hikaru was married to Kazuaki Kiriya, a photographer and movie director. He directed several of her music videos, including “FINAL DISTANCE”, “traveling”, “Hikari”/”光”, “Sakura Drops”, “Deep River”, “Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro”/”誰かの願いが叶うころ”, “You Make Me Want To Be A Man”, “Be My Last”, “Passion”, and “Keep Tryin’”. Also, “Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro”/”誰かの願いが叶うころ” was played during the credits of Kiriya’s directorial debut, Casshern. Their 4 1/2-year marriage was drawn to a close on March 2nd, 2007 as both Kazuaki Kiriya and Utada Hikaru filed divorce papers.
Utada Hikaru was born to Japanese parents who both had roots in the Japanese music industry; her father, Teruzane Utada, was a producer, while her mother, Junko Utada, was an enka singer (she performed under the stage name 藤圭子(Keiko Fuji)). Utada Hikaru has been recording since 1993. She made her first professional recording at the age of twelve, and recorded her first album, Precious, in 1996 under the pseudonym Cubic U. This album led to her career overseas. In a recent MTV interview (MTV’s You Hear It First, October 2004), Utada said: “Someone in Japan heard it, at a Japanese record company, and he said, ‘Oh, can’t you write in Japanese? You speak Japanese.’ And I didn’t want to say no, so I had to try it.”
Utada Hikaru was married to Kazuaki Kiriya, a photographer and movie director. He directed several of her music videos, including “
FINAL DISTANCE”, “traveling”, “Hikari”/”光”, “Sakura Drops”, “Deep River”, “Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro”/”誰かの願いが叶うころ”, “You Make Me Want To Be A Man”, “Be My Last”, “Passion”, and “Keep Tryin’”. Also, “Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro”/”誰かの願いが叶うころ” was played during the credits of Kiriya’s directorial debut, Casshern. Their 4 1/2-year marriage was drawn to a close on March 2nd, 2007 as both Kazuaki Kiriya and Utada Hikaru filed divorce papers.
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MusiQ3985 wrote:
Glad you liked it KamiKamiKami :)
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Kamikamikami wrote:
Very nice article, easy to read and to show to people who don't know about Hikaru.
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MusiQ3985 wrote:
Utada's Discography Discussed in Depth: http://qhblend.blogspot.com/2012/02/traveling-journey-of-hikaru-utada.html
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Kuu_fanatic wrote:
main pic is beautiful. I gotta watch WILD LIFE again someday because it was too epic <3
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dcarp112 wrote:
COME BACK!!!
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Kuu_fanatic wrote:
I watched WILD LIFE today for the first time in my life and cried in sadness when I realized she really is on a hiatus at this very moment. Gosh, I miss her so much. ;____;
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oceanist_k wrote:
OTOUSAN KEEP TRYIN' !!! -_-b
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clowezra wrote:
really miss her. her london show was one of the best gigs ive been too, shes incredible
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ohsolucky wrote:
:( I hate hiatuses.
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Valands wrote:
Her hiatus is the reason why the world ends.
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Clear_Skies_ wrote:
i hope she comes out of hiatus before the world ends... [3]
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TwistedInsanity wrote:
Just discovered "Show Me Love (Not A Dream)" and feel bad for not knowing about this song before. It's so good...
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tokikun wrote:
i hope she comes out of hiatus before the world ends... [2]
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eplizo wrote:
VVVV LMAOooooOoo
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ordering the new mcbites from mcdonald's
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chocobooo wrote:
i wonder what she's up to. probably playing with chemicals or something
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MrBrightsiide wrote:
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ohsolucky wrote:
(Just kidding :3)
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ohsolucky wrote:
omg kill urself
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TarantulaEyes wrote:
I actually like boku wa kuma. It's cute.:<
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